WOw, that's a neat collection of vintage paint. The Crestline ones I believe came with their kits. Two different Walthers ones, if the one missing the label is a Walthers paint - different bottles. And Howell Day - Red Ball. Those are names you only see in really old magazine issues.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
dknelson At the very nice model train show and sale at Carl Sansdburg College in Galesburg IL this last weekend (part of their Railroad Days) I saw someone selling a large collection of new Floquil paints in popular railroad colors for $1 a bottle -- and nobody seemed to be buying. There's your problem. Dave Nelson
At the very nice model train show and sale at Carl Sansdburg College in Galesburg IL this last weekend (part of their Railroad Days) I saw someone selling a large collection of new Floquil paints in popular railroad colors for $1 a bottle -- and nobody seemed to be buying. There's your problem.
Dave Nelson
Dave,Maybe but,a nagging question is how much paint does the average modeler buy?
I have 26 bottles of various colors of paint I normally use and only buy paint as replacement so,I would have pass by the paint as well since I bought several "replacement" bottles of the basic colors I use while Polly S was in stock.
Foolish me..
Testors will be adding the basic flat colors I used to Model Master line of paint.
Oh well...Now I got several years supply on hand.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Dave,
They are probably,all hyped up about it being ''Hazardous To Your Health'',,,,Geez,what isn't now a day's??
Cheers,
Frank
I have a bottle of "High Ball" PRR Tuscan, circa 1980? The paint is still good - though it smells much worse than most paints today.
S&S
Modeling the Pennsy and loving it!
rdgk1se3019 kbkchooch I'm not sayin all my paint is like this but, these are paints from Walthers ( I lost the label to the one) and the other is from Howell Paint co. They all are liquid and mix up well when shaken,, ahh,, the good old days! What century did these come from?
kbkchooch I'm not sayin all my paint is like this but, these are paints from Walthers ( I lost the label to the one) and the other is from Howell Paint co. They all are liquid and mix up well when shaken,, ahh,, the good old days! What century did these come from?
I'm not sayin all my paint is like this but,
these are paints from Walthers ( I lost the label to the one) and the other is from Howell Paint co.
They all are liquid and mix up well when shaken,, ahh,, the good old days!
Ex-wifes Grandfather passed them along to me, with some O scale kit parts and an HO Penn-Line Atlantic
Karl
NCE über alles!
Must've found them in king tuts tomb
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
It looks like you can purchase from a variety of sources in the US. Here is one, certainly not the only place you may purchase it. http://www.thewarstore.com/vallejomodelcolors.html
Chris Palomarez
Vallejo paint? I've never heard of it, where do you get it?
Of course, colors of the same name in Pollyscale and Floquil don't really match either.
Testors facebook page is now thoroughly overrun with unhappy customers. Read one forum post that the communications person responsible for the facebook page was contacted and said to have been notified of immediate layoff, so there's nobody left to clean up the mess. Sure looks that way.
If you still feel frustrated enough to vent, I suggest moving over to the Rustoleum products web page.
Rumors of railroad paint being continued are floating around but haven't been substantiated.
That equivalency chart that just got posted is a winner. Thanks so much!
Hey Everyone,
Can't claim these colors are "dead ringers" an exact match but they should get you pretty close.
Revell had a conversion chart put together by Testors. In there you will discover some Floquil colors matched to Model Master colors if you read from right to left. Very handy to have.
http://downloads.hobbico.com/misc/rmx/TES_Revell_Paint_Match_Guide.pdf
Hope this helps out a bit with future modeling projects. Let's keep it fun
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One of the postings indicated that Testors was moving from a large factory to a much smaller factory, hence the news of discontinueing certain paint lines was not unexpected.
Who was that poster with their newsource being someone at Testors?
I just double checked the original announcement on Testors Facebook page & it definetly implies that the rail colors are being discontinued & I quote:
" Many of you have expressed disappointment regarding our decision to exit Floquil and Polyscale. Decisions such as these are never easy. Trends in model railroading have changed over time. Creating product for weathering and scenery has been more of the focus as train cars have moved to pre-decorated. The good news is that the same great products for weathering and scenery can be found in Testor's CreateFX line that is available now.........."
This would say to me one of two possibilities:
1. That e-mail claiming the rail colors will continue is a hoax.
or
2. Testors has changed their mind at least with regards to the rail color lines.
But there is no announcement regarding any change of heart on this on Testor's Facebook page.
Carl
"I could never belong to any club that would have me as a member."
rdgk1se3019 I hope it is true.........Polly Scale is all I use too.
I hope it is true.........Polly Scale is all I use too.
This would be terrific news.......IF it's true. I sure hope it is, as the rail colors are the only Pollyscale colors I regularly use. Not trying to be skeptical, but I just can't help but wonder why Testor's did not clarify that point in their initial announcement.
rdgk1se3019 Second email from Testor -------------------------------We are only discontinuing the pollyscale military line the floquill railroad colors and the pollyscale railroad colors will still be available.
Second email from Testor -------------------------------We are only discontinuing the pollyscale military line the floquill railroad colors and the pollyscale railroad colors will still be available.
Say what?
Is this true?
Pollyscale railroad colors are all that I use.
If this is true, it would be great news.
Rich
Alton Junction
Found this on another forum today.......
First email from Testor ----------------------------------Thank you for taking the time to write us regarding your disappointment with the decision to discontinue the Military colors in our Floquil Pollyscale line.Due to the low sales and the difficult economy, the decision was made to close down the line since we have the same Military colors in our Model Master Line.We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and thank you for your dedication in using Testor products and we hope that we can continue to be the supplier for your Hobby needs.Second email from Testor -------------------------------We are only discontinuing the pollyscale military line the floquill railroad colors and the pollyscale railroad colors will still be available.You should keep the following in your files for anyfuture use.Testors Customer Service Department1-800-837-8677 (1-800-testors)M-F 8:00 A.M - 5:00 PM CST
Five ( 5 ) words.
Dead Horse.......Stop Kicking It.
Four words:
Rapid prototyping. Needs paint!
Lehigh Valley 2089 Burlington Northern #24 Mark R. Lehigh Valley 2089 richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich .... and more locos in different types of schemes .... That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items. As for weathering and detailing these RTR products, Testors has already said to use their Model Master or CreateFX (which they are keeping) for these applications, so they have their bases covered. I understand how difficult it is to accept change, but trust me .... sometimes the grass IS greener on the other side. Mark. that's not a good reason, there's a massive list of roadnames that are not represented in any RTR equipment. SP&S is one, NP is so under represented in N scale it's ridiculous, there's no GN big sky blue locomotives. even shortlines like California northern, Puget sound and pacific, Tacoma rail, list goes on. (The ones I listed are relevant to my area) Yet another one is the Lehigh Valley, despite the fact that there are a fair number of diesels in the Valley's rainbow of color schemes. The main area that is lacking of Valley power is STEAM. Barely anything there.
Burlington Northern #24 Mark R. Lehigh Valley 2089 richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich .... and more locos in different types of schemes .... That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items. As for weathering and detailing these RTR products, Testors has already said to use their Model Master or CreateFX (which they are keeping) for these applications, so they have their bases covered. I understand how difficult it is to accept change, but trust me .... sometimes the grass IS greener on the other side. Mark. that's not a good reason, there's a massive list of roadnames that are not represented in any RTR equipment. SP&S is one, NP is so under represented in N scale it's ridiculous, there's no GN big sky blue locomotives. even shortlines like California northern, Puget sound and pacific, Tacoma rail, list goes on. (The ones I listed are relevant to my area)
Mark R. Lehigh Valley 2089 richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich .... and more locos in different types of schemes .... That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items. As for weathering and detailing these RTR products, Testors has already said to use their Model Master or CreateFX (which they are keeping) for these applications, so they have their bases covered. I understand how difficult it is to accept change, but trust me .... sometimes the grass IS greener on the other side. Mark.
Lehigh Valley 2089 richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich .... and more locos in different types of schemes ....
richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich
My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road.
.... and more locos in different types of schemes ....
That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items. As for weathering and detailing these RTR products, Testors has already said to use their Model Master or CreateFX (which they are keeping) for these applications, so they have their bases covered.
I understand how difficult it is to accept change, but trust me .... sometimes the grass IS greener on the other side.
Mark.
Yet another one is the Lehigh Valley, despite the fact that there are a fair number of diesels in the Valley's rainbow of color schemes. The main area that is lacking of Valley power is STEAM. Barely anything there.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Yes, there are a LOT of alternatives out there. Once I got looking into it, I was lead to other forums of military modelers, fantasy figure modelers, history modelers and others. I was discovering all kinds of paint lines that I had never even heard of !
Really pays to browse outside your comfort zone once in a while - it can be a real eye-opener !
Mark R. Lehigh Valley 2089 richhotrain My guess is that the new owner sees model railroading as a dying hobby and wants to exit the business before it gets caught with oversupply at some point down the road. Rich .... and more locos in different types of schemes .... That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items. Mark.
That's the reason right there. The need to custom paint engines and rolling stock isn't as much of a necessity as it once was due to the proliferation of RTR items.
I don't know what percentage of the modeling population is like me, but what also influences me is the proliferation of new colors offered by some of the larger brands like Krylon/Valspar.
Boots Brown, Red Primer, and terra cotta (some other name) are great for brick structures. Ivory is great for wood structures and trim items like windows. Putty is a dead-on match for concrete. Camoflauge green (Olive) and Tan are great for a variety of things. I use Oxford Blue for Pikestuff steel cladded buildings. All are available in satin or flat finishes as well.
Maybe guys like me is one of the reasons Testors is making its decision. Sorry.
- Douglas
If so, then he isn't in tune with the hobby. As mentioned before, model railroading as a hobby is as strong as ever, maybe stronger today than it ever has. More loco types and more locos in different types of schemes is a sure sign that the hobby is going strong.